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The Clain (; oc, Clen, link=yes) is a long river in western France, a left tributary of the river
The Clain (; oc, Clen, link=yes) is a long river in western France, a left tributary of the river Vienne
Vienne (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Viéne'') is a landlocked department in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It takes its name from the river Vienne. It had a population of 438,435 in 2019.Hiesse,
Charente
Charente (; Saintongese: ''Chérente''; oc, Charanta ) is a department in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, south western France. It is named after the river Charente, the most important and longest river in the department, an ...
.
The Clain flows generally north, through the following departments
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
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and towns:
*Charente
Charente (; Saintongese: ''Chérente''; oc, Charanta ) is a department in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, south western France. It is named after the river Charente, the most important and longest river in the department, an ...
*Vienne
Vienne (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Viéne'') is a landlocked department in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It takes its name from the river Vienne. It had a population of 438,435 in 2019.Pressac
Pressac () is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
Geography
The Clouère forms the commune's north-eastern border.
The Clain flows northward through the middle of the commune and crosses th ...
, Vivonne
Vivonne () is a commune in the Vienne department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geog ...
, Poitiers
Poitiers (, , , ; Poitevin: ''Poetàe'') is a city on the River Clain in west-central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and the historical centre of Poitou. In 2017 it had a population of 88,291. Its agglome ...
.
It joins the Vienne near Châtellerault
Châtellerault (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Châteulrô/Chateleràud''; oc, Chastelairaud) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in France. It is located in the northeast of the former province Poitou, and the ...
, Cenon-sur-Vienne.
Among its tributaries are the Boivre, the Clouère and the Vonne.
References
Rivers of France Rivers of Charente Rivers of Vienne Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine {{France-river-stub